Apparatus for producing animated pictures by the movement of vehicles.



w, GZERNIEWSKI. APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ANIMATED PICTURES BY THEMOVEMENT 0P VEHICLES.

APPLIOATION I'ILED NOV. 29, 1909. 978,854. Patented Dec.20, 1910.

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W. GZERNIEWSKI.

APPARATUS FOR monnome ANIMATED PIGTURES BY THE MOVEMENT or VEHIGLES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29, 1909.

Patented Dec. 20, 1910.

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Inventor W. GZBRNIEWSKI.

APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ANIMATED PICTURES BY THEMOVEMENT 0F VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29, 1909.-

Patented Dec. 20, 1910..

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WACLAW CZERNIEWSKI, or mums, ENGLAND.

APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ANIMATED PICTURES'BY THE MOVEMENTOF VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 20, 1910.

Application filed November 29, 1909. Serial No. 530,378.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVAoLAw Czmmmw- SKI, a subject of the Czar ofRussia, residing at Crouch End. London, N., England, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvement-s in Apparatus for Producing AnimatedPictures by the Movement of Vehicles, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention is for improvements in or relating to apparatus forproducing animated pictures. by the movement of a vehicle, and has forits object to provide'effi- 'cient means for presenting such pictures tothe occupant of a vehicle while the latter is in motion.

It is well known in animated'picture apparatus that one of the elementsof the image-producing apparatus must be moved in relation to the otherelements.

In. carrying out this invention the imageproducing apparatusesheretofore, comprises a source of light, means for directing the light,such as reflectors or lenses, or both a slide or other trans arentpicture that is illuminated by the lig t, and a. screen on to which thereproduction of the slide is thrown.

According to this invention there is employed with the animated pictureproducing apparatus a vehicle to carry the observer and move himrelatively to the'image producing apparatus-and the apparatus is soarranged that this movement of the observer is necessary to produce theefi'ect of a single animated picture.

According to onemethod of carrying out this invention a vehicle, forinstance a railway carriage is employed to carry part of the imageproducing ap aratus, the other part being stationary re atively to thevehicle. For instance the vehicle may carry a source of light whereby aseries of progressive pictures (that is pictures wherein the positionsof the figures depicted are changed in gradation as is common practicein animated picture production) that are stationary relatively to thevehicle are illuminated each in turn. I I

Instead of the vehicle carrying the source of light it may merelyoperatea series of electric switches orcause by mechanical means a series ofstationary progressive pic- 5 tures to be illuminated in turn, theobserver however being carried by thevehicle'and moved relatively-to theimage producing apparatus, so that the ictures are made to present bymeans oft e movement of the observer, a single animated picture.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a section throu h a vehicleand tube railanimated picture proway. provided wit ducing apparatusaccordin to one method of carrying out this inventlon. Fig. 2 is a lonitudina-l sect-ion of a portion of the tube ra' way showing part of theanimated picture apparatus disposed therein. Fig. 3 is anenlar-ged viewof the apparatus shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 shows inperspective a modifieform of the apparatus; Fig. 5 shows another modification; Fi 6 is a planof yet another modification; ig. 7 is a section through a vehicle andtube railway provided with a further modified form of animated pictureproducing apparatus constructed ac cording to this invention; Fig. 8shows the left hand side portion of Fig. 7 on a larger scale and Fig.9shows a detail of the appa A bracket A is fixed to a part of the vehicleB at a point where it will receive the least oscillation, as for exampleon the axle box B. The bracket carries an electric lamp C that issituated at such a level that it can .be brought to register with eachof a series of progressive pictures D carried on the wall of the tube.The lam C carries lens C and the picture on the ide is enlarged by meansof a lens E of any well-known form and projected on to a mirror Fdisposed at an angle of 455 to the slide. From the mirror F the pictureis reflected on to another mirror F disposed at an angle of to the othermirror and at an angle of 45 to a ground-glass screen Gr. By this meansthe picture is reflected on to the ground-glass screen which is sodisposed at the side of the track that the picture on it can be clearlyviewed by an occupant in the vehicle B.

The operation of this apparatus is as follows :The icture on each slideis in turn illuminated y the rays of light from the lamp C as this iscarried past by the vehicle. The im on the picture is enlar ed andproject by the lens E on to the mirror F. From there it is-reflected onto the mirror F and thence on to the screen G Where it can be seen by anoccupant of the vehicle. When the light has passed the slidemomenthe-drawings.

terminals of any suitable source or sourcesof electric current and toeach pair of contacts a lamp H or H is allotted res "ectively; each lampis situated opposite a side D which is to be illuminated.The-arrangement ofthe slides with their lenses and reflectors isprecisely the same as that shown in Fig. 3 and it will be seen that eachslide isilluminated in turn as theshoe H con-' nects the elements ofeach pair of contacts This apparatus may again be further modified asshown in Fig. 5, where the slide D with its lenses and reflectorsremains as in Fig. 3. Lamps J J providedo posite the slides arealways'giving' light. T e rays.

of light are, however; normally shut off from the slides by shields K Kcarried by levers K K pivoted at K K respectively to fixed supports.-The tails of these levers lie inthe path of a cam member L carried bythe vehicle. As the cam member passes over the tails of the levers thescreens are raised each in order-so that the light from each lamp .isallowed momentarily topass through the slide "D and lenses allotted tothat lamp,

producing the same efi'ect as the momentaryillumination by the lamp C,Figs. 1-3. Again, the screen on which the image is to be thrown may becarried-by the vehicle" itself. This arran ement'is shown in Fig. 6where the screen A is disposed on one side of the vehicle and aseries'of slides D with their lenses E" are arranged on the oppositeside of the vehicle. A stationary light N conveniently carried, say bythe wall of the tunnel N, is. alined tore ister with the' slides D andlenses E ast ey are carried past it by the vehicle and the slides andenses are all directed to thescreen M so that a series of images will bethrown upon the screen as the vehicle passes the lamp N,

thus producing the requlred animated picture.

If preferred in addition to illuminating each picture momentarily eachicture may be carriedalong with the ve iicle for a short interval sothat during such interval it remains stationary relatively to theobserver in or on the vehicle. Apparatus for an arrangement of this kindis shown in Figs. 79. A light 0 is carried by the vehicle S and alinedto illuminate a series of miniature pictures P; one only is shown inEach picture P is carried in a frame P that can slide in a support P.

ports the lamp from the arm b the vehicle and a horizontal slot P isprovided in it. In this slot the frames P are by stops P. One of theplatesP lies between each pair of stops'P and is connected to one of thestops by a spring P. On each frame P is a projecting lug or in P. Theframe in addition to carrying t e miniature picture P carries lenses P Oposite the enses P and on the opposite si e from the plate P is areflector Q and opposed to this reflector is :1V second reflector QC The.second reflector is opposite a semi-transparent screenQ, that iscarried in the upper portion of thesupport P On the vehicle is aresilient rod R carried conveniently by the bracket R which supthe axlebox R 1 The operation 'of this device is as follows :As the vehicle Sadvances the resili-' ent arm R, which is alined to-strike the lugs orpins P on the series of frames P 'wi l s'tri e that of the first frame.When the arm strikes the pin the light Eis in register with theminiature picture P and lenses P so that an image of the icture isprojected O and isitself supported by mounted and at intervals the slotis crossed by. the lenses onto the re ector Q and thence on to thereflector Q; whence it is thrown on to the semi-opaque screen Q. 'Theframe P with its picture iscarried forward by the yielding arm R againstthe action of the spring P until the frame of the picture strikes theforward stop P. This checks any further movement of the picture and thearm bein resilient yields so that it disengages itseli from the pin P3and is almost immediately brought into. cont-act with the pin P of, thenext frame P. So long as the picture is being carried along with thevehicle its image is visible to the observer on the screen Q and as allthe pictures are progressive the moment one picture is released andanother taken up by the arm R a change in the position-of the picturesthrown on to the screen Q will take place. Each picture with its frame Pis returned when'released its s ring P In the drawing (Fig. 9 the rameand picture are shown partly advanced. The screen Q is ofcourse longenough to receive the projected images of the whole series of picturesas each picture isv in turn carried along with the vehicle andilluminated by the lamp 0.

\Vhat-I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentis 1. In animated picture apparatus, in combination, a vehicle, a seriesof rogressive pictures, means for successively i] uminating the picturesby the movement of the vehicle, and image-producing means cooperativewith the ictures for successively presenting images 0 the pictures toan'observer on the vehicle.

2. In animated picture apparatus, in com-- pictures, means forsuccessively illuminating the pictures by the movement of. the vehicle,and magnifying image-producing means cooperative with the pictures forsuccessively presenting images of the pictures to an observer on thevehicle.

4. In anlmated picture apparatus, the combination of, a vehicle, aseries of progressive pictures, means for successively illuminating thepictures by the movement of thevehicle, a screen, and image'producingmeans cooperative with the picturesfor successively projecting images'on to the screen.

In animated picture apparatus, the combination of, a vehicle, a seriesof progressive pictures, means" for successively illuminating thepictures by the movement of the vehicle, a screen disposed along theside of the track traversed by the vehicle, and image-producing meanscooperative with the pictures for successively projecting images on tothat part of the screen opposite a given point of the vehicle at themoment of illumination.

6. In animated picture apparatus, in com bination, a, vehicle, a seriesof progressive pictures so disposed that they are passed in turnby thevehicle, a source of light carried by the vehicle and arranged tosuccessively illuminate the pictures, and means for successivelypresenting images of the pictures to an-observer on the vehicle.

7. In animated picture apparatus, in combination, a vehicle, a series ofprogressive pictures so disposed that they are pass'edin turn by thevehicle, means for successively illuminating the pictures by themovement of the vehicle, a screen, and reflecting means for successivelythrowingthe image of the pictures. upon the screen.

8. In animated picture apparatus, in combination, a vehicle, a series ofprogressive pictures so disposed that they are passed in turn by thevehicle, means for successively illuminating the pictures by themovement of the vehicle, a screen arranged along the path of thevehicle.;and reflecting means to throw an image of each picture uponthat part of the screen opposite a given point of the vehicle at themoment of illumination.

9. In animated picture apparatus, in combination, a vehicle. a series ofprogressive pictures so disposed that they are passed in 'a oiven turnby the vehicle, a souroe'of carried by the Vehicle and arranged tosuccessively illuminate the pictures, a screen, and reflecting means forsuccessively throwing the images of the pictures upon the screen.

10. In animated picture apparatus," in combination, a vehicle, a seriesof progressive pictures so disposed that they are passed in turn bythevehicle, a source of light ried by the vehicle and arrangedtosucces-g sively illminate the pictures,- a screen in ranged along thepath of the vehicle, and

reflecting means to throw an image of each picture upon that part of thescreen opposite of illumination.

11. In animated picture apparatus, the combinationof a vehicle, a seriesof progressive pictures so disposed that they are passed in .turn by thevehicle, means for supporting eachpicture in such manner that it can bemoved alon wit-h the vehicle for a limited distance, an means carried bythe vehicle for engaging each picture in turn and carrying it along withthe vehicle, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

12. In animated picture apparatus, the combination of a vehicle, aseries of progressive pictures so disposed that they are passed in turnby the vehicle, a frame for each picture, means for supportingeaclrframe in such manner that it can be moved along with the yehicle for' alimited distance, and means carried by the vehicle for engaging eachframe in turn and carrying it alongin its support wit-h the vehicle,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

point of the vehicle at the moment 13. In animated picture apparatus,the

combination of a veli1cle,-a series'of progressive pictures. so disposedthat they are passed in, turn by the vehicle, means for supporting eachpicture in such manner that it can beqnoved along with the vehicle a;

limited distance, means carried by the veh1-' cle for engaging eachpicture in turn and carrying it along n its support with the vehicle,and source of light carried by the vehicle and so directed as toilluminate each picture as it is carried along with the vehicle,substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 1

I 14. In animated picture apparatus, the

combination; of a vel1icle, a series of miniature progressive picturesso disposed that they are passed in turn by the vehicle, a frame foreach picture, means for supporting each frame in such manner that 1t canbe moved along with the vehicle for a limit ed distance, a lens for eachpicture carried .by the frame situated on that side remote from thevehicle, a-source of light onthat side of the picture remote fromthelens, a screen so placed as to receive a magnifiedimage of the pictureprojected through the lens, and means carried by the vehicle forengaging each picture in turn and carrying it along with the vehicle,substantially as.

and for the purpose set forth.

15. In anlmated picture apparatus, the

combination of a vehicle,'a series of m1n1ature progressive pictures sodisposed that they are passed 1n turn by the vehicle, a frame for eachpicture, means for supporting each frame in such manner that it canbemoved along with the vehicle for a limited distance, a lens for eachpicture carried by the frame and situated on that side remote from thevehicle, a source of light car- .ried by the vehicle and sodirected asto 16. In animated picture; apparatus, the

' combination of, a vehicle, a serles of progressive pictures sodisposed that they are pa'sstd in turn by the vehicle, means forsupporting each picture in such manner that it canbe moved along withthe vehicle for a limited distance, means carried by the ve-'- hicle forenga ing each'picture in turn and carrying it a ong with the vehicle,and means for releasin the engagement between the picture and t evehicle as the picture arrives at the limit of its travel, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth. I

17. In animated picture apparatus, the combination of, a vehicle, aseries of progressive pictures so disposed that they are passed in turnby the vehicle, means for supporting each picture in such manner that itcan be moved along with the vehicle for a limited distance, meanscarried by the vehicle for engaging each picture in turn and carrying italong with the vehicle, means for releasing the engagement between thepicture and the vehicle as the picture arrives at the limit of itstravel, and means for returning each picture to its starting positionwhen released,-substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.- E

18. Im' animated picture apparatus, the

combination of, a vehicle, a series of progressive pictures so disposedthat they are passed in turn by the vehicle, means for supporting eachpicture in such manner that it can'be' moved alon trolled arm carried bythe vehicle and disposed in the path of some part connected with eachpicture the control of the arm being sufliciently strong to allow thearm to carry the picture forward until the latter arrives at the limitof its movement when the yielding control allows the arm'to be deflectedto disengage it from the picture, substantially as and for the purposeset forth 19. In animated picture apparatus, the combination of, avehicle, a serles of progressive pictures so disposed that they arepassed in turn by the vehicle, means for supporting each picture in suchmanner that it can be moved along wlth the velnclei'or a limiteddistance, 'a yieldingly controlled. arm carried by the ve 1 icle, anddisposed in the path of some art connected with each picture the controof the arm being sufficiently strongto allow the arm to carry thepicture forward until it'arrives at the limit of its movement when theyielding control allows the arm to be deflected to disengage it from thepicture, and a spring control for the picture whereby it is returned tothe I with the vehicle 7 for a limited distance, an a yieldinglyconstarting point when released from the yieldingly controlled arm,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

20'. In animated picture apparatus, the combination of, a vehicle, aseries of pro gressive pictures so disposed that they are passed in turnby the vehicle, guides supporting each picture and so disposed that theyallow movement in the direction of the

